The Rig
TV Series2023Returning Series

The Rig

Taste attributes: dramamysteryscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalslowunsavouryheavyimaginarysurrealenclosedcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, heavy mystery series, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

When the crew of the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast, is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through and they find themselves cut off from all communication with the outside world. As the rig is hit by massive tremors, the crew endeavor to discover what’s driving the unknown force. But a major accident forces them to ask questions about who they can really trust.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Emily HampshireIain GlenMartin CompstonMark BonnarMolly Vevers

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2023
Status
Returning Series
Studio
Wild Mercury Productions
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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